Direct access to lpt port

Hello, I have a program (homeseer) which requires access to a device connected to the lpt port on my pc. W2k does not allow the program to take 100% control of the lpt port. Is there any way I can stop w2k controlling the lpt port and give all the control to my application?

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codeyAuthor Commented: 2001-08-29

I have been to windows update, there is nothing there for me to install. I think maybe your missing what I need to do, I need to give some software 100% access to the lpt prt but the hal will not let me, is there any way around this???

As I indicated above, you might try the compatibility update from Microsoft in order to emulate what you might be able to do in Win98 in Windows 2000, although as you probably already know, Win2000 does not permit direct hardware access. The only possibility in the compatibility update.

You Other option is to Use dual- boot, Win98 and WIn2k on the same machine.
If you have plenty of space on your hard drive, you can use a tool like partition magic to move the data to the end and create a new C: drive, with D: being win2k.

Install win98 on C:, and do a Win2k Repair to get dual boot of win98 and win2k.
I would make sure all your data is backed up before using any partitioning tool.
Other options include using System COmmander and a second hard drive or a combo of System commander and Partitiion magic.

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Personal experience. Unless you are willing to write code around the kernel, this is not possible. You have to refernce the LPT port through the HAL. The compatability mode updates are really designed to fool software with version requirements, not to allow Win9x type access to the hardware.